Friday, December 09, 2016, 9:45 a.m.

U.S. gas no threat to Russia now

By STEVEN R. HURST THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The United States, with its abundant supplies of natural gas, would seem to have an easy answer to Europe’s fears that a strong response to Russia’s rapid takeover of Ukraine’s Crimea region could prompt Vladimir Putin to shut down natural-gas lines that keep European homes warm, factories humming and electricity flowing.